Lesson Nine

Title:

Recruitment

Goal:

Students will learn how the international community tries to prevent the use and recruitment of child soldiers.

• Guiding Questions:
  • Why are child soldiers used in war?
  • How are child soldiers recruited?
  • What actions does/can the international community take to stop the use and recruitment of child soldiers?

Content Objective:

Students will be able to explain why and how child soldiers are recruited into fighting.

Langauge Objective:

TBD depending on final agenda, see this article for support in writing language objectives.

Key Terms:

No new terms (spiral relevant terms in the unit)

SEI Strategy:

Help students capture their understanding of the concept of child soldiers in a graphic organizer. Consider a concept map or a Frayer Model.

Suggested Agenda:

1. After the do now, provide a brief overview (ppt/guided notes) defining recruitment and how/why children are recruited.

• For why children are recruited, see: https://childrenandarmedconflict.un.org/effects-of-conflict/six-grave-violations/child-soldiers/
• For root causes see: https://childrenandarmedconflict.un.org/effects-of-conflict/root-causes-of-child-soldiering/

2. Students practice with key ideas of by analyzing a news article about a recruitment in specific areas of the world, looking for regional specifics for

• why child soldiers were recruited
• what they do once recruited
• what actions are being taken to end this (if none, listed, brainstorm ideas)

Possible countries to analyze (maybe create short readings based on these articles?)

• Syria very much seems in the news and might be relevant? If so, page 17 of this document has resources on child recruitment in syria: https://www.world-affairs.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/Understanding-the-Syrian-Refugee-Crisis_Full-Version.pdf
• Myanmar/Burma: http://www.wvi.org/myanmar/article/myanmars-invisible-child-soldiers
  • Why this country's government has stopped using child soldiers: http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/sep/25/burma-child-soldiers-army-un
• Colombia: http://thecnnfreedomproject.blogs.cnn.com/2012/10/15/horrific-use-of-child-soldiers-rising-in-colombia-report-finds/
  • One potentially successful idea in Colombia: http://watchlist.org/colombia-new-methods-aim-to-reduce-child-soldier-recruitment/v

3. Students make a concept map or Frayer Model for the recruitment of child soldiers.

Homework:

Read: http://www.britannica.com/topic/Child-Soldiers-From-Recruitment-to-Reintegration-1575121